Friday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, September 18, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, September 18. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 2.99 million, CBS: 2.27, Fox: 1.95, NBC: 1.83, CW: 729,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.5 rating/4 share, ABC: 0.5/ 3, CBS and NBC: 0.3/ 2 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 3.31 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 2.94 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 1.78 million (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.88 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion
Viewers: 669,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.34 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 2.57 million (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 1.68 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1T)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.97 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1T)

CW – Masters of Illusion
Viewers: 628,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)
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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.86 million (#1t), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Love Island
Viewers: 1.64 million (#3t), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 1.64 million (#3T), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.99 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – World’s Funniest Animals (series premiere)
Viewers: 788,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.03 million (#1t), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Love Island
Viewers: 1.46 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.98 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – World’s Funniest Animals (series premiere)
Viewers: 831,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.19 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CBS –Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 2.35 million (#2), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.13 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.19 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CBS –Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 2.65 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.22 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research